Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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DuPage kids get chance to 'Shop With a Cop' Dec. 7Nov 28, 2019 10:00 pm - Santa has looked at his daunting schedule for the next few weeks and decided he needs some help. On Saturday morning, Dec. 7, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office and par...
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Matching donations for YWCA Elgin's Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 28, 2019 10:00 pm - The YWCA Elgin, a nonprofit organization that is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women through educational programming and services, will once again partici...
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Reindeer Housewalk Dec. 6 features five Elmhurst homesNov 28, 2019 10:00 pm - Five homes decorated for the holidays will be featured when the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation holds its 43rd annual Reindeer Route Housewalk on Friday, Dec. 6. ...
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How Round Lake 'Supermom' helps parents in Spanish-speaking communityNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - For those who know her now as a "Supermom" and a rock in the Round Lake Area School District 116 community, it's hard to imagine Merced Alfaro as she was when she first ...
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'Touch as many lives as you can today': Batavia woman's motto guides her tireless advocacyNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - Hard work, compassion and helping others is in Linda Hagemann's DNA. The 58-year-old Batavia woman is nearing 40 years as a police liaison at the Kane County state's att...
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The cost of freedom: Daughters of the American Revolution honor local patriotsNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - The Daughters of the American Revolution - made up of those who can trace their lineage to early Americans who contributed to the Revolutionary War effort - once had the...
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How a Wheaton woman's videos are helping cats find new homesNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - Krystyna Domagala was a science teacher when she had to quit her job at Addison Trail High School for health reasons. But the 32-year-old Wheaton resident wasn't going t...
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Give the gift of your time: Finding holiday volunteer opportunities in suburbs is easyNov 28, 2019 4:30 am - Though many nonprofits and charitable organizations have a year-round need for volunteers, there's no better or easier time than the holidays for people looking for oppo...
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Former suburban neuroscientist helps fellow South Asians navigate retirementNov 28, 2019 4:22 am - After working nearly 35 years as a neuroscientist, Talat Khan faced the biggest challenge of her life: navigating retirement. "I didn't have any clue. I was a scientist ...
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Runners work up a Thanksgiving appetite at Naperville Turkey TrotNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - Getting up early on Thanksgiving morning to dress up as a turkey and run 3 miles in Naperville actually makes a lot more sense than putting oysters in your dressing. Ser...